At Land Studio East, we use a holistic approach to create beautiful, sustainable, restorative landscapes. We plan and design gardens, landscapes, sites and master plans that make people feel good. These include healing gardens, therapeutic design, sensory gardens, salutogenic design, site design, school yard design, community planning, edible and kitchen gardens, First Nation community planning and design, and planning and design for tourism facilities including resorts, retreats and wellness centres.

As landscape architects, we apply the principles of restorative design to all our work to create spaces that help you connect with nature, and therefore yourself, to restore the spirit so that you can make a difference in your world.

Dine by Design East is a juried dining space design show similar to Dinner by Design in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. 10 designers were selected to create dining spaces within a 10’ x 10’ space. Various events took place over the long weekend - including the opening gala – where designers were paired with top local chefs who created menus that reflected their dining space.

In collaboration with Herringbone Design, we thought the event would be a great lab for experimenting with ideas and materials, and expanding our circle within the design community.

Our outdoor room - COASTlight - was all about taking regional elements from the East Coast and giving them a contemporary spin. These updated features included:

block wall inspired by stacked lumber

ornamental grasses reminiscent of dune grass

gravel and stone styled coastal modern

a sail cloth canopy

succulents in cool blues and green that evoke the sea

custom built sofa, planters and wood-block wall (we worked our buns off here with a number of contributors and consultants)

Some shots of the construction process:

A breakdown of the elements:

A few more details:

And a couple of our favourite shots:

What a tremendous amount of work, but we had an amazing time and met so many great people, and proceeds went to a design scholarship to NSCAD University.

Land Studio East

At Land Studio East, we use a holistic approach to create beautiful, sustainable, restorative landscapes. We plan and design gardens, landscapes, sites and master plans that make people feel good. These include healing gardens, therapeutic design, sensory gardens, salutogenic design, site design, school yard design, community planning, edible and kitchen gardens, First Nation community planning and design, and planning and design for tourism facilities including resorts, retreats and wellness centres.

As landscape architects, we apply the principles of restorative design to all our work to create spaces that help you connect with nature, and therefore yourself, to restore the spirit so that you can make a difference in your world.